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SEATTLE - Felix Hernandez pitched with a comfortable lead, for a change. Only after Seattles ace got through a messy first two innings. Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer and a two-run double in his first two at-bats, and Hernandez helped the Mariners hand the Chicago White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 7-4 victory Tuesday night. Seattle scored three times in the first inning and three times in the third to give Hernandez a rare cushion on a night when he wasnt at his best early. Thanks to the lead, Hernandez (7-4) was eventually able to find a groove and he ended up pitching into the eighth inning to win his second straight start. "I thought he had to work a little today. He made it difficult on himself working behind sometimes, he left a few pitches out early on, but did a nice job reeling it back in," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "He did a real nice job of gathering himself and did a better job executing pitches. I think he was a little sloppy with his delivery early on but he tightened it up." It helped that Hernandez was given room for error thanks largely to Ibanez. Seattle came through with two outs twice in the first inning. Kendrys Morales had an RBI single to score Endy Chavez, and that was immediately followed by Ibanezs homer on the first pitch from Chicago starter Jake Peavy. It was Ibanezs 11th homer and second in two games. Two innings later, Ibanez doubled into the right-field corner to score Jason Bay and Morales for his second game this season with at least four RBIs. "I just figured, try to be aggressive early and get a good pitch to hit and it worked out," Ibanez said. The anticipated matchup between former Cy Young Award winners Hernandez and Peavy (6-4) never materialized into a pitching showdown. Hernandez gave up runs in each of the first two innings, while Peavy was knocked around for six earned runs and seven hits in just 2 1-3 innings before leaving with an injury to his ribs. Hernandez settled down quickly after giving up a run in the first and Adam Dunns long homer to centre field in the second. After Dunns 13th homer of the season and a single by Alexei Ramirez, Hernandez retired 16 of the next 17 batters and faced the minimum over the next five innings. His only mistake was a walk to Jordan Danks in the fifth, but he was quickly erased on a double play. Ramirez led off the eighth with a single, the first Chicago hit since the second inning, and Tyler Flowers chased Hernandez with an RBI double. Oliver Perez gave up an RBI single but got out of the eighth, and Tom Wilhelmsen worked the ninth for his 14th save in 17 chances. Hernandez went 7 1-3 innings, allowing four runs while striking out eight and walking one. "I had a pretty good fastball today and I realized they were just sitting on breaking balls with two strikes so I just tried using my fastball," Hernandez said. "They were just waiting for the changeup and I recognized it and I was able to throw my fastball for strikes." Seattle might have more roster shuffling ahead. Mariners catcher Jesus Sucre left in the fifth inning after taking a foul ball off the back of his left hand, and X-rays at the stadium may have shown a possible small fracture. Sucre was set for more exams Wednesday morning and the team may need to make a roster move. Seattle has only two healthy catchers at Triple-A, including prized prospect Mike Zunino. "Were kind of in a pickle here but were going to have to try and cover ourselves," Wedge said. Peavy left the game after Ibanezs double. X-rays were negative, but he had an MRI scheduled for Wednesday morning. He was tagged for six earned runs for the second straight start after lasting just four innings against the Chicago Cubs in his previous outing. Peavy said he doesnt think hell be able to make his next start. "You can just tell by the way he was throwing that something didnt look right, so we went out and checked and he wasnt able to get any velocity on it," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. "It was one of those, you dont want him to go out there and continue and hurt something." NOTES: Seattles Nick Franklin had a home run in the third inning overturned after replays showed it hit the top of the wall and bounced back. It was the third time a home run call has been reversed at Safeco Field. ... Sucres replacement, Kelly Shoppach, had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to score Michael Saunders. ... Chicago lost its ninth straight road game.Wholesale Nike Shoes From China . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. 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In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Shortly after the 2012 London Olympics, U.S. BMX racer Connor Fields returned to his hometown of Las Vegas, bought a house and immediately set to work decorating. As a kid, hed adorned a wall in the family garage by writing a promise to himself to one day become a national champion, a world champ and an Olympic champ. A two-time Olympian and three-time World Cup winner, Fields has made good on most of those goals. But one still eludes him.So on the wall of his new home in Vegas, he placed another reminder. Among the pieces of art he purchased to commemorate the countries hed visited while competing around the world -- New Zealand, South Africa, France, Australia -- he placed a 6-foot wide panorama of the Rio de Janeiro skyline behind its famed Christ the Redeemer statue. It was an image of a city hed yet to visit, but held his aspirations for the next four years.Im not going to lie, says Fields, 23. There are days when you dont want to get up and go to work. Its nice to have a reminder of why youre getting off the couch, strapping on the helmet and going down an 8-meter-tall starting hill with seven dudes trying to kill you.After a strong start in the early rounds in London, Fields finished off the podium in seventh. It was a respectable showing for the youngest rider in the race (he was 19 at the time), but one that left him dissatisfied and wanting more. I was happy with my performance until finals, says Fields, who missed the latter half of the 2016 season with a broken hand but returned to competition in time to be granted a coachs selection for Rio. I had one bad start. But thats BMX racing. You could run the Olympic race 10 times and get 10 different winners. Thats what makes it so exciting for spectators. The fastest guy doesnt always win. But Im going to be more prepared this time for that bigger moment at the end.The same could be said for all five members of the U.S. team. Four of the five -- Fields, Nic Long, Alise Post and Brooke Crain -- competed in London. Corben Sharrah, who rounds out the Rio team and won the U.S. Olympic trials race in July, traveled to London as an alternate.In Beijing, the Americans won three medals in BMX cyclings Olympic debut, including a team-best silver by Mike Day. Each rider in London hoped to be the first to bring a gold medal back to the States, the birthplace of the sport. But Post crashed in her semifinal heat. Crain, a last-minute replacement when Arielle Martin was injured, finished last in the final, and Long was eliminated in quarterfinals.Being successful at the Olympics is about handling the pressure and remembering why you are where you are and not worrying about the little things, Post says. Staying focused so you dont build up this race to be something sppecial, where everyones eyes are on you.dddddddddddd In London, people kept telling me how I would feel, and I expected to feel overwhelmed. So by the end of it, I was.All five members of the U.S. team have the potential to medal or win in Rio. But in the years since the sport made its Olympic debut, that task has become tougher as the rest of the worlds riders have caught up with their American peers. Some countries, such as Australia and France, have well-funded, well-developed Olympic programs. Others such as Colombia, which produced 2012 womens champ Mariana Pajon, have passionate, hungry athletes who perform well in big moments.After Beijing, many countries invested in their programs and built tracks, which took away the advantage the U.S. had pre-2008, when the Olympic replica track in Chula Vista, California, was the only one like it in the world. (Well, except for the Olympic track in Beijing.) Most countries now have open-door policies at their facilities, including the U.S. In the weeks leading up to the Rio Games, the U.S. riders remained in Chula Vista to train, but top riders from several countries lined up in the start gate alongside them, as well. Thats a big change from pre-2012, and one USA Cycling BMX director Jamie Staff believes will be invaluable to his riders.I saw value in allowing our competitors to train here, he says. The advantage of having the only track in the world is gone. I wanted to expose our athletes to the stresses of competition on a more frequent basis. If they are on the gate with the best in the world more often, they will be uncomfortable more often. Theyll know where they stand, and it keeps the pressure on them. Besides, where would you rather have your competition? Next to you where I can film them and time them or on the other side of the world?In those late-July practices, Staff saw greatness in his riders and believes they match up well no matter who is in the start gate next to them come Fridays finals. For their part, his riders hope all their hard work adds up to the first BMX Olympic gold medal for the U.S.It was disappointing to not have hardware from anyone on the team in London considering we were so successful in Beijing, Post says. We were a young team, and now were back with experience. To get a gold medal and be the first U.S. rider to win would be amazing. This is our sport, and to bring it back to our country would mean a lot. Its hard for a sport to stand out in the U.S. without a gold medal. Itd be cool to be the person to bring it home.If its Fields who does so, its likely he already knows precisely where the medal will hang in his home. ' ' '